The Commencement Service of

Columbia Theological Seminary

Saturday, May 16, 2020 10:00 a.m.

An Online Celebration of the 2020 Graduating Class Broadcasting from Campbell Hall Chapel

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THE COMMENCEMENT SERVICE

Prelude “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty” Martin Shaw Michael Morgan, organ Processional Welcome Leanne Van Dyk Call to Worship Leanne Van Dyk Hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Commencement Singers Prayer for Illumination Anna Carter Florence Scripture Reading John 1:1-18 Anna Carter Florence Sermon “Far from Home” Mark Adams, Miriam Maldonado Escobar Sung Response “Come! Live in the Light!” Nathan Frank Conferring of Degrees Thomas W. Walker assisted by Brandon T. Maxwell Announcement of Honors Love L. Sechrest Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession Lisa M. Weaver assisted by Raj Nadella, Christine J. Hong, Christine Roy Yoder, and Stanley P. Saunders Song “The Blessing” Commencement Singers Charge to Graduates Leanne Van Dyk Benediction Leanne Van Dyk Recessional

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PARTICIPANTS IN THE SERVICE Michael Morgan, Seminary Organist Leanne Van Dyk, President Commencement Singers Anna Carter Florence, Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching Thomas W. Walker '89, Chair, Board of Trustees

Nathan Frank, Director of Chapel Music Love L. Sechrest, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Brandon T. Maxwell, Vice President for Enrollment & Student Affairs and Dean of Students Lisa M. Weaver, Assistant Professor of Worship Raj Nadella, Samuel A. Cartledge Associate Professor of New Testament Christine Roy Yoder, J. McDowell Richards Professor of Biblical Interpretation Christine J. Hong, Assistant Professor of Educational Ministry Stan Saunders, Associate Professor of New Testament Members of the Columbia Faculty

MARK ADAMS AND MIRIAM MALDONADO ESCOBAR

Mark Adams (CTS Distinguished Alum and class of ’98) and Miriam Maldonado are mission co-workers with the Presbyterian Border Ministry in Agua Prieta, Mexico, where Mark has served since 1998. In his role as U.S. coordinator of the binational ministry Frontera de Cristo, Mark partners with Rev. Angel Valencia of the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico in coordinating the six ministry areas of Frontera de Cristo: church development, health, family counseling, the New Hope Community Center, mission education, and the Just Trade Center. Miriam connects people and organizations across borders and serves as a liaison of Frontera de Cristo with the Center for Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation and Recuperation (CRREDA in Spanish), DouglaPrieta Trabaja, and the Lirio de los Valles Presbyterian Church. She works with DouglaPrieta to help the community, schools, rehabilitation centers, and families of the church grow their own food, increasing their nutrition possibilities and connection with God’s creation and one another. Both Miriam and Mark have been instrumental in the development of Healing Our Borders/Sanando Nuestras Fronteras, an ecumenical group in which Frontera de Cristo is active.

SERVICE NOTES Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession written by Lisa M. Weaver. “The Blessing,” Graves into Gardens (Brown, Carnes, Furtick, Jobe; 2020). All music in the service is reprinted under OneLicense No. A-712628 and CCLI License No. 11345580. Videography by Braxton Maxwell (Processional, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” “The Blessing,” Recessional). Video editing by Karen Teresa Ricks (Sermon, Faculty Blessings). On-site technical support by Karen Teresa Ricks and Jeff Vaughn. Virtual commencement celebration planning by Julie H. Bailey, Hannah Grace Sucharitha Injamuri, Brandon T. Maxwell, Karen Teresa Ricks, Rebecca F. Spurrier, and Lisa M. Weaver.

Everyone is cordially invited to a reception immediately following the service.

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Cre - a - tor;

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Text: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923 Music: William Marion Runyan, 1923 Text and Music © 1923, ren. 1951 Hope Publishing Company FAITHFULNESS

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Come! Live in the Light!

TEXT and MUSIC: David Haas, 1988 Text and Music © 1988 GIA Publications, Inc. WE ARE CALLED

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GRADUATES

Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling Alisha Michelle Tatem* Lancaster, Pennsylvania Exploring the Identity Narratives of African American Christian Women through the Embodied Practice and Transitional Spaces of Liturgical Dance Groups 1st Reader: John William Harkins, III 2nd Reader: Marcia Y. Riggs BSW, Messiah College MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary Doctor of Educational Ministry Joy L. Gallmon Milwaukee, Wisconsin Preaching the Apostles Creed: A Sermon Series for Christian Education 1st Reader: Kathy Dawson 2nd Reader: Jeffery L. Tribble BS, Tuskegee University MDiv, Candler School of Theology Seung Man Jun Busan, South Korea Equipping Christian Parents of Teenagers to Become Spiritual Leaders in their Homes 1st Reader: Kathy Dawson 2nd Reader: Kevin Park MDiv, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, South Korea MRE, Liberty Theological Seminary MA(TS), Columbia Theological Seminary Patricia Evangeline Symonette Gary Nassau, Bahamas Clergy Resilience: A Theological, Educational, and Psychological Perspective 1st Reader: Kathy Dawson 2nd Reader: Joan Murray BA, Atlantic College and Theological Seminary MEd, Florida A&M University MDiv, equivalence through APC and ACPE Derek Martin Wilson Atlanta, Georgia Carol, Kevorkian, and Christina Yang: Moral Development through Bioethical Case Studies in Secondary Education 1st Reader: Kathy Dawson 2nd Reader: Mark Douglas BA, Harding University MACM, Abilene Christian University

John Ji-Hoon Yu Aurora, Colorado Bilingual, Intergenerational Worship and Ministry for Korean American Churches: Forming One, Unified Body of Christ with a Common Spiritual Identity 1st Reader: Kathy Dawson 2nd Reader: Kevin Park BA, Brandeis University MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Lindsay Patterson Armstrong Atlanta, Georgia Missional Church in an Age of Access 1st Reader: Melissa Browning 2nd Reader: Ralph C. Basui Watkins BA, Colorado College MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary Seth David Clark San Diego, California Open Wound, Open Table: A Theological Exploration of Holy Communion as Practiced by the Border Church/La Iglesia Fronteriza 1st Reader: Mark Douglas 2nd Reader: Susanne Johnson BS, Emmaus Bible College MATS, Bethel Seminary San Diego MTS, Boston College Clement George Clarke** Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica The Integration of New Believers into the Life and Ministry of the Montego Bay New Testament Church of God 1st Reader: Hilary Hickling 2nd Reader: Marvin Simmers BTh, Bethel Bible College MA, Caribbean Graduate School of Theology Joan Warren Gandy* Natchez, Mississippi Lessons of Hospitality in the Parables of Jesus: Inspiring a Congregation to Transform Its Way of Loving and Serving Neighbors 1st Reader: Jeffery L. Tribble 2nd Reader: Stanley P. Saunders BA, Mississippi University for Women MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary

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John David Menefee, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Strategically Implemented Small Groups as a Mechanism for Transcending the Culture of Declining African American Churches 1st Reader: Jeffery L. Tribble 2nd Reader: Kevin Park BA, Mercer University MDiv, Mercer University Master of Theology Hannah Grace Sucharitha Injamuri Hyderabad, Telangana-India Dalit Women Identity in the Mennonite Brethren Churches of South India 1st Reader: Christine J. Hong 2nd Reader: William Yoo BA, Villa Marie Degree College, Osmania University, India MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary Sihun Jang Seoul, South Korea Hope Beyond Suffering: A Study on Job 42:7-17 1st Reader: Brennan William Breed 2nd Reader: William Yoo BA, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea MDiv, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea ThM, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea Richard Dakina Johnson Monrovia, Liberia African Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric: A Response to African Liberation Theology in Liberian Christianity in Public Religious Life 1st Reader: Ralph C. Basui Watkins 2nd Reader: William Yoo BTh, Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary, Liberia MA(TS), Columbia Theological Seminary Joseph Jerry Quaye Accra, Ghana The Impact of Pentecostalism on the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Worship: A Study on GA Presbytery 1st Reader: Martha Moore-Keish 2nd Reader: William Yoo BEd, University of Education, Ghana MTech, University of Education, Ghana MDiv, Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Ghana MPhil, University of Ghana

Onica Sharon Stewart San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Suffering Sister, Delivered Daughter: African American Women, Infertility, and Reading Luke 8:43-48 through a Womanist Empathetic Lens 1st Reader: Marcia Y. Riggs 2nd Reader: William Yoo BA, Luther Rice University MA(TS), Columbia Theological Seminary Master of Divinity Ebenezer Alonge Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria BA English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria MA, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Shelby Lynn Baxter-Andrews Pensacola, Florida BA, University of West Florida Marben Darryol Bland* Gray, Georgia BA, Mercer University MPA, Georgia College Alina C. Bowie Roosevelt, New York BS, Oglethorpe University Kevin Bui Riverdale, Georgia BS, Georgia Institute of Technology Anna Grace Claunch Fairhope, Alabama BA, Rhodes College Amos R. Darrisaw Snellville, Georgia BS, Fort Valley State University MS, Marquette University Amanda Lynnell Edwards Davenport, Iowa BA, Cornell College Paul Agyei Essah Accra, Ghana BMus, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana PGDT, ECWA Theological Seminary, Jos, Nigeria Margaret Cecile Fleming Mount Pleasant, South Carolina BA, Presbyterian College MLitt, University of St. Andrews, Scotland

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Sarah Ruth Godbey Charlotte, North Carolina BS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bobby Lee Graham, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia BS, University of Tennessee Alexandra Stewart Hutson Tuscaloosa, Alabama BA, Maryville College Caitlyn Elaine Jones Irmo, South Carolina BA, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill With Honors in the Historical Doctrinal Area Lucas Kinton Jones Raleigh, North Carolina BS, North Carolina State University With Honors in the Practical Theology Area Vincent Malowry Jones, Jr. Knoxville, Tennessee BS, Morehouse College With Honors in the Practical Theology Area Dong Joo Abraham Kim* Lawrenceville, Georgia BA, Georgia State University Hansol Kim Seoul, South Korea BA, University of Iowa BBA, University of Iowa Sarah Vungsuanching Lane Woodstock, Georgia BBA, Kennesaw State University Emily Marie Mooneyhan West Columbia, South Carolina BA, University of South Carolina Justin Anthony Papineau Atlanta, Georgia BA, Liberty University MA, Boston College Hannah Elizabeth Roembach Ratliff Kansas City, Missouri BA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dana Huggin Riley Jacksonville, Florida BS, University of Georgia

Eliza Joyce Smith Columbia, South Carolina BA, Furman University Jennifer Ann Snyder Chattanooga, Tennessee BA, Wheaton College Kristin Lee Steinmann Gainesville, Georgia BA, Bethany College Hannah Rae Trawick North Wilkesboro, North Carolina BA, Queens University of Charlotte Paige Myers Woody* LaGrange, Georgia BA, University of West Georgia Master of Arts in Practical Theology Shelby Lynn Baxter-Andrews Pensacola, Florida BA, University of West Florida Kevin Bui Riverdale, Georgia BA, Georgia Institute of Technology Kevin Miguel Garcia Clarksville, Tennessee BM, Christopher Newport University Sarah Ruth Godbey Charlotte, North Carolina BS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Sang Hoon Han Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea BA, Konkuk University, South Korea MDiv, Columbia Theological Seminary Alexandra Stewart Hutson Tuscaloosa, Alabama BA, Maryville College Dan O Kim* Peachtree City, Georgia BS, Georgia State University BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Hansol Kim Seoul, South Korea BA, University of Iowa

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Seyeom Kim Muan, South Korea BA, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, South Korea MDiv, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, South Korea ThM, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, South Korea Eliza Joyce Smith Columbia, South Carolina BA, Furman University Jennifer Ann Snyder Chattanooga, Tennessee BA, Wheaton College Yoon Jung Song Alpharetta, Georgia BS, Southeastern University MS, Southeastern University Youngshin Song Seoul, South Korea BA, Chung-Ang University, South Korea MDiv, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, South Korea

Master of Arts in Theological Studies Marcy Janelle Dunlap Washington, D.C. BA, North Carolina Central University JD, Howard University School of Law Jin Kyung Ko Busan, South Korea BA, Holy Angel University, Philippines MDiv, Interdenominational Theological Center MAPT, Columbia Theological Seminary Yajenlemla Nagaland, India BA, North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya, India BDiv, The University Theological College, Bangalore, India F. Suzanne Yoder Atlanta, Georgia BBA, Mercer University MAPT, Columbia Theological Seminary

*Degree completed December 31, 2019 (Mid-year) **Awarded the degree at commencement exercises at the United Theological College of the West Indies, Kingston Jamaica

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FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship This fellowship was established in 1983 by the Rev. and Mrs. Harvard A. Anderson of Orlando, Florida. This fellowship is awarded to the graduate determined by the faculty to have the greatest potential for future academic achievement. Columbia Graduate Fellowships The Columbia Graduate Fellowships were initiated by the class of 1941. Emma Gaillard Boyce Graduate Fellowship This fellowship was established by the Rev. David Gaillard Boyce, an alumnus of the seminary, in honor of his mother. It is awarded to a graduating senior or clergyperson who enrolls in a graduate program of music and/or worship. Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships These fellowships were established through a generous legacy left to Columbia by the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan Bryan of Columbia, South Carolina. Anna Church Whitner Fellowships These fellowships are given periodically from a legacy left to the seminary in 1928 by the late William C. Whitner of Rock Hill, South Carolina, in memory of his mother. James T. and Celeste M. Boyd Book Fund Award Eligibility: Basic Degree Graduating Students A cash award given each year to a basic degrees graduating student who in the judgment of the faculty would be a good steward of a theological library, and has demonstrated a desire through studies to build a personal theological library. Robert H. Ramey Christian Leadership Award Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students A cash award to be used for books and/or continuing education that is given to a graduating MDiv senior who shows promise of providing outstanding leadership to the church. The recipient would have demonstrated unusual leadership qualities at Columbia, as well as spiritual depth and integrity. Wilds Book Prize Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students A cash award given to the graduating student selected by the faculty for the highest distinction in academic work over the entire seminary program in the Master of Divinity degree program. Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of St. Andrew Preaching Award Eligibility: MDiv Degree Students A cash award for the best sermon preached by an MDiv degree student during the academic year. Students should submit a paper manuscript of only one sermon. A judging committee of professors of worship and preaching and other faculty nominates a student to the faculty for election.

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William Dudley Fund Award Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students Award(s) to graduating MDiv seniors who have evidenced achievement, interest, and commitment in evangelism and church growth, to be used within a five-year period for costs associated with continuing education or graduate study in evangelism and church growth at Columbia Theological Seminary. Faculty members may nominate persons to the Basic Degrees Committee who will nominate two persons for recommendation to the faculty. Abdullah Awards Eligibility: All Degree Students These awards of two types are made available each year by the late Rev. Gabriel Abdullah, an alumnus of the seminary. The first cash prize is for the best paper setting forth a plan for the teaching of Bible in the public schools; and the second is for the best paper designing a program for the development of moral and spiritual values. Julia Abdullah Award Eligibility: All Degree Students This award is made available each year by the late Rev. Gabriel Abdullah, an alumnus of the seminary. The cash prize is for the best paper on the subject, “How to make the church school hour the most interesting hour of the week.” Emma Gaillard Boyce Memorial Award Eligibility: All Degree Students A cash award given to the degree student writing the best paper on the creative use of music in worship. A judging committee of professors of worship and preaching nominates a person to the faculty for election. Paul T. Fuhrmann Book Prize in Church History Eligibility: Basic Degree Students A cash award made annually to the basic degrees student who has shown the most outstanding achievement in church history. A judging committee of professors of church history nominates a person to the faculty for election. Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Old Testament Studies Award Eligibility: Basic Degree Students A cash award given to a basic degree student who prepared the best Old Testament exegesis during the academic year. A judging committee of professors of Old Testament nominates a person to the faculty for election. Samuel A. Cartledge New Testament Studies Award Eligibility: Basic Degree Students A cash award given to the basic degree student who prepared the best New Testament exegesis during the academic year. A judging committee of professors of New Testament nominates a person to the faculty for election. Lyman and Myki Mobley Prize in Biblical Scholarship Eligibility: All Degree Students, Faculty A cash award given to a student in any degree program or a faculty member who is doing exemplary work in the field of biblical studies as it relates to the worship and work of the Church. Judging will be by the Biblical area of the faculty to determine the best paper, published article, sermon, or other form of media submitted for consideration. Harold J. Riddle Memorial Book Award Eligibility: Graduating Students A cash award given to a graduating student, selected by the faculty in consultation with the pastoral care faculty, who shows the highest distinction in the field of pastoral care, especially in the area of terminally ill patients.

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Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize in Theology Eligibility: All Degree Students A cash award to the student presenting the best paper showing sound theological scholarship and relevance to the needs of Christian people in the contemporary world. Special attention is given to papers that relate theology to the education, professions, and avocations of lay people. A judging committee from the Historical-Doctrinal area nominates a student to the faculty for election. John Nelsen Award: The Bible and the Missional Church Eligibility: DMin or DEdMin Graduating Students This cash award is for the best Doctor of Ministry or Doctor of Educational Ministry project focusing on scripture in aiding the transformation of the student’s congregation into a missional church. The award is given by Dan Winn, Jr. in honor of his friend and counselor, John Nelsen, MDiv, DMin, Princeton Theological Seminary and pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, who for 25 years has devoted his ministry to challenging, sustaining, and transforming congregations. The missional church has been his primary focus for several years. George and Sally Telford Award Eligibility: DMin Graduating Students This cash award recognizes each year an outstanding graduate in the Doctor of Ministry program. The award is presented to the graduating DMin student who shows exceptional ability for congregational leadership with an emphasis on social justice issues and vision for the church. Indiantown Country Church Award Eligibility: MDiv Students This award was established by the family of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stuckey in their honor to highlight the work of ministry in rural congregations. The cash prize is awarded annually to an MDiv student who has done outstanding ministry in a rural congregation. Florie S. Johnson Award Eligibility: Graduating Basic Degree Students This cash award was established by the family of Florie S. Johnson in memory of their mother, who was a devoted teacher committed to lay ministry through the Church of Jesus Christ. The award is given to a graduating basic degree student who presents the best paper setting forth a plan for pastoral care to the aging, and who shows promise of providing such ministry in a parish setting. William Rivers Waddey Award Eligibility: MDiv Graduating Students A cash award established by Walter and Cecilia Waddey in memory of their son, William, who was an active and vital part of the youth program and ministry at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. The fund is to support an award given to a graduating MDiv student who possesses extraordinary gifts for youth ministry and an intent to pursue such a call in the church. Buechner Award in Preaching Eligibility: Basic Degree Graduating Students A cash award presented annually to the basic degrees graduating student who has done outstanding work in chapel leadership and preaching courses throughout their entire seminary program. Nominations are made by faculty members in homiletics and worship to the Basic Degrees Committee.

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Buechner Award in Writing Eligibility: Graduating Students A cash award presented annually to the graduating student from any degree program who exemplifies care and craft in the skill of communicating the gospel in the written word, in both course assignments and in public and pastoral ministry settings throughout their entire seminary program. Nominations are made by faculty members and/or the Director of the Center for Academic Literacy to the Basic Degrees Committee

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